Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-17
The KILLED.

ed, is as follows:
Edward Barge, brakeman of West
Lebanon, n. II.
F. L. Wesson, of Springfield, Mass, of
the firm of Smith s. Wesson, pistol
manufacturers.
S. S. Wescott, Of Burlington, vt.
Cephas Mills, OF Iroquols, Ont.
+. F. Dillon, of Dartmouth college,
nephew of Sidney Dillon, the railroad
magnate.
On the ice below the bridge site are
twenty-six charred and unacceptable
bodies. Many were doubtless c1emated.
THE WOUNDED.
The dangerously wounded are:
Smith Sturtevant, the conductor,
right side of body burned from bead to
foot and the head severely bruised; can
not live.
0. Bolseret, Angelina Sue, internally
injured.
L~Combremont, a Swiss, New York,
hips and back bruised.
Mitchell Lacaillode, Lawrence, Mass,
bruised about the head, chest and back.
Moses Paulet, Quebec, right leg
broken and wounded about the mead.
Mrs. w. d. Dryden, Montreal, ccntu-
sion on the back.
George Genett, Syracuse, n. Y. head
cut and back wounded.
Horace Jeueau, East Pepperel, Mass,
face, back and leg bruised.
Anna Murphy, Boston, right cheek
badly cut and back bruised.
+ Henry Tewksbury, Randolph, VT, left
leg and LETT arm broken.
Mrs. Charles Cashier, Boston, contu-
slons Of the back and limbs.
Katy Kehl, Boston, severe scalp
wound
j. c. Hutchinson, Montgomery, vt
spinal column injured.
Josheph E. Jacques, Fitchburg, Mass,
confusion over the eyes, and hips and
legs bruised.
Henry Mott, Albaugh, VT, injured in.
ternally.
Andrew Wheeler, Fltchburg, Mass.
cut over the eyes and face burned.
Mrs. John Graham, Medford, Mass.
ankle sprained and spine injured.
James Kiley, Burke, n. Y, left arm
broken and head bruised.
G. M. Hosmer, Lowell, Mass, legs anC
body bruised.
Joseph Magguett, Three Rivers, Que.
bee, wounded about the body.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Feb. g.
Conductor Sturtevant died yesterday
and his body was taken to his home by
a special train.
Tie total number of bodies recovered
Saturday was fve-one woman and fou1
men. Drs. Grinnell and Binghsm, O.
Burlington, have thoroughly examined
| the charred remains of victims thus IA
recovered, for the purpose of ascertain
ing the number. They report it to b.
up to this morning just twenty-seven
which, with the five found Saturday
makes th;rty-two recovered thus far.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Feb. Z
The official investigation into clrcum
stances connected with the railroad dis
aster of Saturday began here tbs after
4
noon under the direction of the board o
railroad commissioners of Vermont
Charles III. Pierce, the engineer of TIA:
unfortunate train, testified: We ran a
the regular schedule rate, making up NJ
time before the bridge was reached
Then We slowed up as usual and littl;
more so, as the air brakes seemed TO take
hold better. Applied the air brake
about three times at the length of tn,
train back from the bridge, which wa!
the usual place; never went over tt,
bridge slowing up. ! should judge tt,
speed OF the train to have been abOu
eight miles per hour; noticed nothing
unusual; no jar or jerking OF any kline
before reaching the bridge, or, in fact, &
any time until my engine came TO
stand still. I was sitting on my seat
looking ahead, when the first unusua
thing occurred, which was the sound o
an alarm bell from the cars. We wer
then about the middle of the bridge. |
struck but once. My hand was within
foot of the lever which applies the al
brakes. The brakes were let of befor
reaching the bridge; never work stear
across the bridge. applied my brake
instantly, but did not reverse my engin